Iceland World Cup Betting Markets

Stage of Elimination

Draw

Group:

Iceland have been drawn in Group D alongside Argentina, Croatia and Nigeria

Opponents:

Record vs Argentina – Never Played

Record vs Nigeria – W: 1, D: 0, L: 0

Last Meeting – 22 August 1981: Iceland def Nigeria 3-0

Record vs Croatia – W: 1, D: 1, L: 4

Last Meeting – 11 June 2017: Iceland def Croatia 1-0

Schedule:

Saturday 16th June – 11:00pm – Iceland vs Argentina

Saturday 23rd June – 1:00am – Iceland vs Nigeria

Wednesday 27th June – 4:00am – Iceland vs Croatia

Group Ranking:

Iceland find themselves in a three way battle with Croatia and Nigeria, both strong competitors in their own right, to try and grab that second spot in the group behind Argentina.

While the more optimistic sections of the fan base may be dreaming of a slow start by Argentina opening the door for an unlikely finish on top of Group D, their first goal should be to pick up maximum points against the other two and take care of their own business.

We saw two years ago the danger of underestimating a side like Iceland and they will be ready to make the most of the country’s first time on football’s biggest stage.

World Cup History

Number of Appearances

2018 Qualifying Campaign

Made the World Cup by…

Iceland finished on top of UEFA Qualifying Group I, giving them direct passage to Russia.

Qualifying Record & Goals Tally

Played: 10, Won: 7, Drawn: 1, Lost: 2

Scored: 16, Conceded: 7

Story to Watch

For a long time, Iceland’s most notorious sporting moment came in D2: The Mighty Ducks when “The Vikings” played the villains to the heroic USA Mighty Ducks with a coach nicknamed The Dentist, while their current coach is actually a dentist.

In 2016 however the world was captivated by the tiny country’s exploits in Euro where they went on an improbable quarter final run in their tournament debut.

Adopted by many as a second team for the tournament in Russia, can they produce another string of upsets?